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Hope

Is a journalist by trade and a blogger by compulsion. She has reported from the war zone in Afghanistan and from the decks of a war ship, but her biggest adventure -- motherhood -- is just beginning. Hope lives in Arlington, Virginia with her husband and baby daughter Laura, who is turning her life upside down. She believes in love because love found her when she was still a skeptic.

    Editor's Pick November 8, 2016 November 8, 2016

    How Writing Helped Me Love Better

      It’s been just over a year since I started writing weekly for I Believe In Love–a year full of more learning and change…

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    Editor's Pick November 5, 2016 November 11, 2016

    How Pregnancy Has Strengthened My Vows

    I’m pregnant again. It’s early, and I’m not really telling people yet. But I’m taking a calculated risk in sharing the news with you,…

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    getting through hard times in marriage
    Marriage October 26, 2016 June 18, 2018

    Getting through Hard Times in Marriage

      One evening not too long ago, a married couple close to my husband and me invited us over for dinner, telling us they…

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    Editor's Pick, Marriage October 11, 2016 October 10, 2016

    Am I Freaking Out, or is He Being Unreasonable?

    Last week my husband and I left home in search of some fresh-picked apples and came home with a puppy. I’m not a huge…

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    Dating, Editor's Pick, Marriage October 5, 2016 October 5, 2016

    Is Dating More Difficult Because We Have Too Many Options?

    I’m a huge podcast junkie, and yesterday I heard a fascinating one about the theory of ‘optimal stopping.” This is the idea that, for…

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    Editor's Pick, Marriage September 28, 2016 September 28, 2016

    I’m Married, But I’m Scared of Settling Down

    Last night my husband and I did something we simply don’t do often enough: we talked goals. We’re both on the cusp of turning…

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    Editor's Pick, Marriage September 20, 2016 September 20, 2016

    The Skeletons of My Past Don’t Belong in My Closet

    Of all the bad choices I’ve made in relationships and the wrong turns I’ve taken, I will forever be grateful that I did one…

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    Dating September 13, 2016 March 20, 2018

    I Trust Him With My Life, Why Don’t I Trust Him With My Money?

    Everyone knows that one of the top issues that couples fight about –and break up over–is money. But why? It’s just dollars and cents,…

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    fairness in a relationship
    Marriage September 6, 2016 April 16, 2018

    Why I Don’t Want Fairness in a Relationship

    I am a real stickler for people doing their fair share. I try hard to always do my part, and I can get pretty…

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    Dating, Editor's Pick August 31, 2016 August 30, 2016

    Rejecting Stereotypes And Embracing Love And Respect

    In my home office, there is a shelf of books about dating, marriage, and how to know you’ve met the one. When I look…

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    Editor's Pick August 23, 2016 August 22, 2016

    I’m Finally Proud Of Our ‘How We Met’ Story

    All I wanted was a meet-cute. As a college student in New York City, I spent a lot of evenings with my roommates watching…

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    what I want my daughter to know
    Front Page, Sex August 16, 2016 June 27, 2018

    Answering The Big Questions About Sex

    When my daughter was only two weeks old, I caved to cabin fever and took her on a first trip to the grocery store….

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    Editor's Pick, Marriage August 9, 2016 August 9, 2016

    3 Things Learned In 3 Years Of Marriage

    According to tradition, you are supposed to give paper gifts on the first wedding anniversary and leather on the third. I like to think…

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    Dating, Features, Life, Marriage August 2, 2016 July 31, 2016

    Appreciating The Beauty Of Waiting

    I’m a terribly impatient person and I don’t look for opportunities to delay gratification. But over the last six years and several seasons of…

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    Dating, Editor's Pick, Features, For Men, For Women, Marriage July 26, 2016 July 26, 2016

    Dealing With Big Disagreements When You’re In Love

    “Don’t sweat the small stuff,” the saying goes, “and it’s all small stuff.” I love the sentiment behind that and it’s often true. But…

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    Features, Life, Marriage, Sex July 19, 2016 July 19, 2016

    The Words I’ve Learned to Redefine

    The longer that I have spent my life married — the longer, in fact, I have been committed in a unique love to one…

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    Dating, Features, Marriage July 12, 2016 July 12, 2016

    Help! I’m an Introvert in Love

    My husband and I are big-time, card-carrying, happy-on-a-desert-island introverts. While most dating couples worry about disagreements they’ll have and whether they’re ready to commit,…

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    disappointment in marriage
    Features, Marriage July 5, 2016 August 9, 2018

    Is Marriage Always a Disappointment?

      My favorite podcast, This American Life, featured an interview with Alain de Botton, an author with what appears to be a very cynical…

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    can first impressions be changed
    Dating June 21, 2016 July 29, 2018

    When It Comes To Love, Can First Impressions Be Changed?

    I spend a lot of time around military officials for my job, and I’ve often heard top-level brass say that the Pentagon has a…

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    Features, Life, Marriage June 13, 2016 June 12, 2016

    Standing Up to Anger in My Marriage

      I live in a perpetually angry city: Washington, D.C. Twice in the last week, I’ve witnessed angry shouting confrontations between strangers in the…

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